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Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I

    1. Article 1.Scope and definitions

    2. Article 2.Placing on the market and putting into service

    3. Article 3.Essential requirements

    4. Article 4.Free movement of the products referred to in Article 1(1)

    5. Article 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

    6. Article 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

    7. Article 6a.. . . . . . . . . ....

    8. Article 6b.. . . . . . . . . ....

    9. Article 7.Safeguard clause

  3. CHAPTER II Conformity assessment

    1. Article 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 9.Notified bodies

  4. CHAPTER III CE Marking

    1. Article 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

  5. CHAPTER IV Final provisions

    1. Article 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 12.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 13.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. Article 15.. . . . . . . . . ....

    1. ANNEX I

      ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

      1. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION

        1. A. Essential safety requirements for the design and construction of craft...

          1. 1. BOAT DESIGN CATEGORIES

            1. Definitions:

          2. 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

            1. 2.1. Craft identification

            2. 2.2. Builder's plate

            3. 2.3. Protection from falling overboard and means of reboarding

            4. 2.4. Visibility from the main steering position

            5. 2.5. Owner's manual

          3. 3. INTEGRITY AND STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

            1. 3.1. Structure

            2. 3.2. Stability and freeboard

            3. 3.3. Buoyancy and flotation

            4. 3.4. Openings in hull, deck and superstructure

            5. 3.5. Flooding

            6. 3.6. Manufacturer's maximum recommended load

            7. 3.7. Liferaft stowage

            8. 3.8. Escape

            9. 3.9. Anchoring, mooring and towing

          4. 4. HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS

          5. 5. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

            1. 5.1. Engines and engine spaces

              1. 5.1.1. Inboard engine

              2. 5.1.2. Ventilation

              3. 5.1.3. Exposed parts

              4. 5.1.4. Outboard engines starting

              5. 5.1.5. Personal watercraft running without driver

            2. 5.2. Fuel system

              1. 5.2.1. General

              2. 5.2.2. Fuel tanks

            3. 5.3. Electrical system

            4. 5.4. Steering system

              1. 5.4.1. General

              2. 5.4.2. Emergency arrangements

            5. 5.5. Gas system

            6. 5.6. Fire protection

              1. 5.6.1. General

              2. 5.6.2. Fire-fighting equipment

            7. 5.7. Navigation lights

            8. 5.8. Discharge prevention and installations facilitating the delivery ashore of waste...

        2. B. Essential requirements for exhaust emissions from propulsion engines

          1. 1. ENGINE IDENTIFICATION

            1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2. EXHAUST EMISSION REQUIREMENTS

          3. 3. DURABILITY

          4. 4. OWNER'S MANUAL

        3. C. Essential requirements for noise emissions

          1. 1. NOISE EMISSION LEVELS

            1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

            5. 1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2. OWNER'S MANUAL

    2. ANNEX II

      COMPONENTS

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. ANNEX III

      DECLARATION BY THE BUILDER OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY OR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    4. ANNEX IV

      CE MARKING

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. . . . . . . . . . ....

    5. ANNEX V

      INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

    6. ANNEX VI

      INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS TESTS (Module Aa, option 1)

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. A. Design and construction

      3. B. Noise emissions

    7. ANNEX VII

      EC TYPE-EXAMINATION

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

    8. ANNEX VIII

      CONFORMITY TO TYPE

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

    9. ANNEX IX

      PRODUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. Quality system

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

    10. ANNEX X

      PRODUCT VERIFICATION

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        1. 3a. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Verification by examination and testing of every product

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. Statistical verification

        1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 5.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 5.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

    11. ANNEX XI

      UNIT VERIFICATION

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

    12. ANNEX XII

      FULL QUALITY ASSURANCE

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. Quality system

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. EC surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

    13. ANNEX XIII

      TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. . . . . . . . . . ....

    14. ANNEX XIV

      MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY MEMBER STATES FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF BODIES

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 1a. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    15. ANNEX XV

      WRITTEN DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

    16. ANNEX XVI

      PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE (MODULE E)

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

    17. ANNEX XVII

      CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT FOR EXHAUST AND NOISE EMISSIONS

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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